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Warner Chilcott Stock Hits New 52-Week Low (WCRX)

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NEW YORK (
TheStreet) --
Warner Chilcott (Nasdaq:
WCRX) hit a new 52-week low Wednesday as it is currently trading at $11.66, below its previous 52-week low of $11.67 with 944,952 shares traded as of 11:35 a.m. ET. Average volume has been 5.3 million shares over the past 30 days.

Warner Chilcott has a market cap of $2.95 billion and is part of the health care sector and drugs industry. Shares are down 2.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

Warner Chilcott plc, a specialty pharmaceutical company, focuses on the development, manufacture, and promotion of branded pharmaceutical products in women's healthcare, gastroenterology, dermatology, and urology segments in North America and western Europe markets. The company has a P/E ratio of 13.3, above the average drugs industry P/E ratio of 10.3 and below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Warner Chilcott as a
hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including unimpressive growth in net income, generally higher debt management risk and weak operating cash flow. You can view the full
Warner Chilcott Ratings Report.